column
Nouns
- (n) a line of units following one after another
- (n) a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands chromatography column,
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(n) a vertical array of numbers or other information
- he added a column of numbers
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(n) anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- the test tube held a column of white powder
- a tower of dust rose above the horizon
- a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
- (n) an article giving opinions or perspectives editorial, newspaper column,
- (n) a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) pillar,
- (n) (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure pillar,
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(n) a page or text that is vertically divided
- the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject
- the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
- (n) any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body